Ok I can see how the scratch could have happened with a case like that. It’s not the design of the iPhones fault though. I would find a case with better camera lip protection.
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iPhone 15 Pro camera lens protector
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Ok I can see how the scratch could have happened with a case like that. It’s not the design of the iPhones fault though. I would find a case with better camera lip protection.
Right, I really am blaming the Bullstrap case—which I expected better protection from a “premium” case.
I guess my expectations of “premium” were too high for it.
Well it is a premium case but premium doesn’t always been the best protection.
Does the lens protector conceal the minor cosmetic damage to your phone?
Rear camera view is degraded, using a rear lens protector - I can confirm, after my first day of use with one.
I'm looking at getting a case like the one in the photo I've included, and quickly ditch the lens protector.
I'm looking at getting a case like the one in the photo I've included, and quickly ditch the lens protector.
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Haven't noticed, so I just took a picture with the flash on - dont see any problems
amFilm. Came with the screen protectors. Their screen protector wasnt that great though
Since the area of the cover glass is very small and far off the actual focal range, regular adhesives or films will not significantly affect the clarity or the sharpness. Rather, what we really should care about is the flare and ghosting that mostly originate from the reflectivity of the lenses that you've mentioned. Because the key factors that play a role in making us feel that something is clear in visual are "brightness and contrast" which is susceptible to reflectivity and flares.
As energy is conserved, high reflectivity means reduced amount of light passing through, and increased amount of unintended path of light reflecting between multiple lenses to reach the sensor, resulting in ghosting or flares.
Beside the actual seven-element lenses inside, the sapphire crystal cover of the iPhone does NOT have anti-reflective coating.
What makes it worse is that sapphire crystals have higher reflectivity than regular tempered glass. And you can clearly see that the sapphire cover is evidently making the flare and ghosting worse than it could have been if it were treated with AR coating.
The reflectivity "from the adhesive to the sapphire lens" will be lower than from the air, as the air has extremely low refraction. So when the protector is properly treated with an anti-reflective coating and has high transparency, it will rather suppress the reflectance of the camera lens, thereby easing ghost and flare. Plus, lowered reflection means increased amount of light reaching the lens and the sensor!
+ Most screen protectors on the market transmit more than 95% of light, so the decrease in brightness after attachment will be negligible anyway.
You don't have to be that worried of the degrading the camera quality when putting protectors on the camera, unless you've ripped off the sapphire cover which is already that bad. There's nothing that can go worse.
IMO a camera lens protector is like a keyboard protector for the MacBook - doesn't really provide any actual benefit (since the sapphire glass is pretty much un-scratchable anyway) but probably is going to do more harm than good.
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Yeah, as multiple people in this thread have pointed out, sapphire is brittle and can chip due to an impact. You dropped your phone, it impacted the camera lens, and the sapphire chipped. That’s not the same thing as getting a scratch due to coming into contact with an everyday item like your keys.
Chiming in late here. This type of camera protector solves the dropping/chipping issue without having any affect on image quality. This one is a “Mothca” brand but they are available from a number of suppliers on Amazon. It’s a solid piece of machined aluminum with a 3M adhesive on the back. Easy to install and is raised just slightly above the camera lenses with no glass covering the lenses to affect image quality.
Get one of these cases, it protects nicely with 25ft drop protection (so they say). Pricey, but very nice. I like mine.
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How’s the MagSafe charging? I’ve seen lots of reports of problems with MagSafe charging with this case…Get one of these cases, it protects nicely with 25ft drop protection (so they say). Pricey, but very nice. I like mine.
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Good question… I’ll need to test that. I don’t generally use MagSafe chargers, always USB-C cable. I’ll get back to you on that.
The MagSafe works great. Using the Apple branded MagSafe charger is what I tested. I have no idea about generic brands and how well they work. Generic car mounted MagSafe may work depending on the quality of the charger.
Ouch. Did you get it swapped out since or just kept it?